DHCP & WINS Server ???

[Minh Tran]

Hi all,

I am a newbie to Windows NT. I was wondering the purpose
of DHCP & WINS servers.

Also is it necessary to have DHCP & WINS server on your
local area network ?

TIA
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Minh Tran
University Of Nebraska - Lincoln
mdt...@cse.unl.edu
mdt...@ne20dnelnc.cr.usgs.gov
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[Robert Cuyt]

DHCP allows you to centralise IP configuration, and to assign IP
addresses to Workstations dynamically (out of a pool). WINS handles the
database of machine and NetBIOS names. None of them is really required;
you could statically configure each machine on the network with IP
address and routes etc, and you could use NetBEUI or IPX/SPX which use
broadcasts on the LAN to handle names. Pls get hold of a Win NT resource
Kit - it contains a fair explanation of the topic.

Rgds,

Bob Cuyt <pub0...@innet.be>

[Dan Yates]

Minh Tran (mdt...@cse.unl.edu) wrote:
> Hi all,

> I am a newbie to Windows NT. I was wondering the purpose
> of DHCP & WINS servers.

DHCP is used to dynamically allocate IP addresses to client computers
using the DHCP client.

WINS is used to map names(computer names) to IP addresses.

> Also is it necessary to have DHCP & WINS server on your
> local area network ?

No, but it certainly is advisable.